Installing a shared media library

Below the procedure to install the shared library using Google Drive is described.
  1. Create a folder on your device where you want to place the library.
    C:\Mind Express Media Library
    For easier maintenance, choose the same name and location for this folder on each device.
  2. Create a Google account. See https://accounts.google.com.
  3. Install Google Drive on all machines where you want to use the shared library. See https://www.google.com/intl/nl_be/drive/download/.
  4. Enter your Google Account in order to enable Google Drive.
  5. Choose the Sync Options tab in the Preferences - Google Drive dialog.
  6. Choose Sync only these folders.
  7. Select the created folder C:\Mind Express Media Library.
  8. Click Apply.
  9. Using the file explorer, copy the entire folder containing media files from its current location (by default, this is C:\Users\Public\Documents\Mind Express\Medialib) or from a network location to the created Google Drive folder C:\Mind Express Media Library.
    As soon as you place the files in the Google Drive folder, they are automatically synced to the cloud.
  10. Using the file explorer, open the file C:\Users\Public\Documents\Mind Express\Settings\globalsettings.xml.
  11. Change the file paths for DocumentFolder, ImageFolder, SoundFolder, TemplateFolder and VideoFolder to the correct Google Drive folder.
    Change
    <Setting key="DocumentFolder" value="C:\Users\Public\Documents\Mind Express\MediaLib\Documents\"/>
    in
    <Setting key="DocumentFolder" value="C:\ Mind Express Media Library\Documents\"/>
  12. Save the file.
    From now on, everything is configured correctly. Any change will now be automatically synchronized to the cloud.